Autistic boy left on school bus

A Charles County school spokesperson confirms that from 8 to 10:30 a.m. last Friday, a special needs student was trapped on a bus, in a parking lot more than a dozen miles from his school. The employees in question have since been removed from their positions.

School officials say the driver and attendant violated policy by not sweeping the bus. October Smith told WJLA the student was her 11-year-old son Delonte, who she says suffers from severe asthma.

A schools spokesperson says the child was supposed to be dropped off at Stethem(steed-um) Educational Center that morning in Pomfret, but the driver and the attendant didn't see him after leaving the previous stop.

Smith believes her son fell asleep. Delonte ended up in a parking lot, run by a contractor, 18 miles away in Hughesville. Smith was told that two other drivers at the lot let Delonte out after seeing him stuck on the bus.